1. However, during a sightseeing trip in London, Patti Boulaye stood in a queue for what she assumed was Madame Tussauds but turned out to be an audition for the original London production of Hair and soon won a part, which launched her career in musicals.
In 2003 Patti Boulaye launched her West End musical, Sun Dance, which took twelve years to put together.
Patti Boulaye featured in an excerpt from the show forming part of the interval act at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, staged at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
In 1978, now with several years of experience under her belt, Patti Boulaye appeared on New Faces where she was the only contestant in the series to be awarded maximum points by the judges, and would later win the All Winners Final Gala Show.
Patti Boulaye played the part of Charlotte opposite Lenny Henry in The Fosters, Dempsey and Makepeace, and Brothers and Sisters.
In 1984, she had her own series, The Patti Boulaye Show on Channel 4.
Patti Boulaye has made over 200 TV appearances including Royal Command Performances at the London Palladium.
Patti Boulaye starred in 12 of BBC TV's annual "Joy to the World" Christmas programmes, produced by Major Sir Michael Parker KCVO CBE at the Royal Albert Hall, with Sir Cliff Richard, Roger Moore and other internationally acclaimed stars.
Patti Boulaye appeared as a contestant in a series of BBC's popular Celebrity MasterChef and later in an episode of BBC One's Money For Nothing, and Channel 5's When Talent Shows Go Horribly Wrong.
In January and February 2016 Patti Boulaye appeared in the three-part BBC series The Real Marigold Hotel, which followed a group of celebrity senior citizens, including Miriam Margolyes and Wayne Sleep, on a journey to India.
In July 2018, Boulaye devised and hosted her TV chat show series "Life With Patti Boulaye" which is recorded and streamed Worldwide by Disruptive Live TV.
Life with Patti Boulaye is the result of Boulaye's concern about the alarming state of the mental health and suicide rates among young people.
Patti Boulaye had a starring role in African movie Bisi, Daughter of the River, which was said to be the biggest grossing African movie ever made, running in the cinemas in Nigeria for three years.
Patti Boulaye is the founder and president of the charity "Support for Africa Charity", which has built five clinics in rural Africa and a school with HRH Prince Harry's Charity, "Sentebale", in Lesotho.
In 1999, Patti Boulaye defended Conservative Jeffrey Archer after he made alleged derogatory comments about black Britons.
The 1980s saw an increase in fitness awareness and Patti Boulaye was among the celebrities whose voices featured on the Shape Up and Dance keep-fit albums.
In 2002 Patti Boulaye was appointed to the Entertainment Steering Committee for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, and led 5000 gospel singers down The Mall in the celebrations singing songs including "Celebrate Good News", especially written by Patti Boulaye for the occasion.